Code 1602 20 · Heading 1602

Prepared liver products from animals of any kind, excluding sausages and similar products and certain homogenised foods

This covers prepared products made from the liver of animals of any kind. It excludes sausages and similar products, as well as homogenised preparations used as food for children or for dietary purposes in retail packs with a net weight of <= 250 g.

For example

Prepared chicken-liver product, not a sausage or similar product and not a homogenised preparation for children or dietary use in a retail pack with a net weight of <= 250 g
Prepared pork-liver product, not a sausage or similar product and not a homogenised preparation for children or dietary use in a retail pack with a net weight of <= 250 g

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Official tariff text

Preparations of liver of any animal (excl. sausages and similar products and finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g)

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IV
16
1602
1602 20

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Step 1 · Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar…
What kind of product is it: a prepared food product made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic invertebrates or insects; sugar or a sugar product; cocoa or a product made from cocoa; a product made from grain, flour, starch or milk, or baked goods; a product made from vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plants or plant parts; another food-industry product; a beverage, ethanol or vinegar; a food-industry residue or waste product or prepared animal feed; tobacco, a manufactured tobacco substitute, a product with or without nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, or another nicotine-containing product intended for nicotine absorption in the human body?
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Step 2 · Chapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, moll… 1 of 9 chapters in section IV
Which type of product is it: a sausage or similar product; another prepared or preserved product of meat, meat by-products, blood or insects; a meat, fish, crustacean, mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate extract or juice; prepared or preserved fish or fish roe; or prepared or preserved crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates?
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Step 3 · Heading 1602 Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or in… 2 of 5 headings under chapter 16
What is the product: a finely homogenised baby or diet food in retail packaging of a net weight of <= 250 g; prepared liver; prepared or preserved turkey, chicken of the species "Gallus domesticus", or domesticated duck, goose or guinea fowl; prepared or preserved pork as ham, shoulder, or other pork products; prepared or preserved beef; or another prepared or preserved product of meat, offal, blood or insects?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1602 20 Preparations of liver of any animal (excl. sausages… 2 of 10 subheadings under heading 1602
Is it a prepared product of goose or duck liver?

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Import duty on the codes below: 10.2–16.0%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 10.2% to 16.6%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines2 Norwegian lines

16.02.2001 Of goose or duck liver

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 10.0% to 16.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

1602 20 10 00 Goose or duck liver

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

4.9¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1602.20.20.00 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of liver of any animal

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

16.02.2001

Of goose or duck liver

Ordinary duty

12.5%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
16.02.2009

Other

Ordinary duty

43,67 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

1602 20 10 00

Goose or duck liver

Ordinary duty

10.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1602 20 90 00

Other

Ordinary duty

16.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

1602.20.20.00

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of liver of any animal, Of goose

General rate

4.9¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 4.9¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1602.20.40.00

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of liver of any animal, Other

General rate

3.2%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.